it was finished , it was obsolete ; three years later , it was abandoned by the military in favor of the more western fort riley . for the average soldier , life at the fort was " mono ##ton ##ous " . until the permanent structures were built , soldiers had to live in tents , which lacked comfort . aside from a few whiskey pe ##ddle ##rs and prostitutes , few civilians lived at the fort . officers had brought their personal slaves with them , including captain swords . five miles east in missouri was a gr ##og shop that supplied soldiers , and quite a few courts @ - @ martial followed soldiers ' going aw ##ol at the shop . the desert ##ion
it was finished, it was obsolete ; three years later, it was abandoned by the military in favor of the more western fort riley. for the average soldier, life at the fort was " monotonous ". until the permanent structures were built, soldiers had to live in tents, which lacked comfort. aside from a few whiskey peddlers and prostitutes, few civilians lived at the fort. officers had brought their personal slaves with them, including captain swords. five miles east in missouri was a grog shop that supplied soldiers, and quite a few courts @ - @ martial followed soldiers'going awol at the shop. the desertion